Wheel for vehicles.



L. PURSE. WHEEL FOR VEHICLES.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 2, 1911.

1,002,254, Patented Sept 5, 1911.

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WHEEL FOR VEHICLES.

AIPLIOATION FILED JUNE 2, 1911.

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LYNDALL FOBSE, or YEOVIL, ENGLAND.

WHEEL FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1911.

Application filed June 2, 1911. Serial No. 630,785.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LYNDALL Fonsn, of Westella, Grove avenue, Yeovil, in the county of Somerset, -England, dispenser,

'have invented certain new and useful Imupon a rim adapted to be detached from the" wheel and collapsed to facilitate the re-" moval of the tire. In tires of this construction it has'been proposed to form the rim of hinged members with'freeor unattached ends adapted to be collapsed by .folding the hinged portions inwardly one over the other.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved construction of wheel of this type, whereby the parts may be more readily. taken apart and assembled and firmly held together in use;

In a wheel made in accordance with this invention the detachable and collapsible rim is adapted to be forced out into its expanded position by a toggle lever.

' The accompanying drawings ,show one method of carrying out this invention.

Figurel is an elevation of the wheel pro-- vided with a collapsible rim made in accordan'ce with this invention. Fig. 2 is a part sectional elevation on line AA Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the rim inits collapsed position. Fig.4 is anenlarged plan of part of therim and toggle lever. Figs. 5 and 6 are diagrammatic views showing the means of expanding and-'lockingt-he mm.

The rim is composed of members a b c and d hinged together at e f and g leaving I the members a and 1) free at one end; it isa pair of hinged bars adapted to lie in a groove 7' formed in the rim when the rim is in its ex anded position.

When it is desired to expand the rim within subscribing witnesses.

the tire the rim is placed centrally of the tire and forced open as much as can be conveniently done by the hand. The hinged bar h is then applied as shown in Fig. 5 in such a manner that the ends of the hinged bar bear'against the hinges f and g of the rim; pressure is then applied at the point It which expands the rim somewhat, the hinged bar is then placed so that its ends bear against the ends m of the groove j (Fig. 4), pressure is again applied at the point is and the hinged bar h acting as a toggle lever expands the rim and forces it outward into its fully expanded position. The hinged bar it then lies flat in the groove 9' and securely locks the parts. To collapse the rim, a pointed tool is used to lift the toggle it out of its groove.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination of a bin ed rim, free bar adapted to butt against the stops, said hinged bar bein adapted to be forced into a circumferentia position to hold the hinged rim in its circular form.

2. The combination of a hinged rim, free ends to saidrim, a groove in said free ends, stop ends to the groove, ahinged bar adapted to bear against the stop ends and to lie in the groove when the rim is expanded to its circular form.

3. The combination ofa rim comprising a plurality of sections, two ofwhich are adapted to turn inwardly to collapse the rim, and a hinged bar adapted to press said sections into their normal expanded position, so that said inturned sections may be brought to a circumferential position.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my. name in the presence of two LYNDALL FORSE. Witnesses: REGINALQLEATON ELLIS,

' ROBERT MILTON SPEARPOINT.

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